Another new Member - Essex Business Machines Ltd

Our best month ever for new members joining Witham & District Chamber of Commerce.

A warm welcome is extended to Michel and Mark Bailey from Essex Business Machines Limited, our newest member.

Based at Units 38-40 Stepfield Road, Witham CM8 3TH, EBM supply and service photocopiers, fax machines, printers, white boards and supporting consumables.

Tel : 01376 512575

Further details may be found on their website www.ebmltd.co.uk

Witham Chamber Christmas Lunch 2010

We will be having our annual Christmas Lunch at Crowded House Brasserie, Maldon Road on Wednesday 15th December - 12.30 for 12.45.

Members, Guests and other local business owners are all invited. If you are interested in attending please get in touch with Cheryl by Friday 3rd December in order that we can confirm numbers.

Cheryl may be contacted at:


 membership@withamchamber.co.uk


or by telephone 01376 502500

another new member : Paws Pet & Garden Supplies

Welcome to Fergus from Paws Pet & Garden Supplies

35 Newlands Precinct
Witham CM8 2AP

Tel 01376 512944

Suppliers of Pets, pot accessories, garden supplies, pet foods and wild bird food.

New Member - Bawtrees Solicitors

I am delighted to advise that Bawtrees Solicitors have joined Witham Chamber of Commerce.

Liam Hastings may be contacted at

Bawtrees LLP
65 Newland Street
Witham Essex
CM8 1AB

tel 01376 513491  
web :  www.bawtrees.co.uk

New Chamber Member - welcome to Sign a Rama

Delighted to advise that Mike & Lyndsey  from Sign a Rama are our latest new member.

Unit 14 Crittall Road
Witham Essex
CM8 3DR

tel : 01376 517117

website : www.signarama-witham.co.uk

"Lovely food - much better than a ploughmans!"

Many thanks to Ivy from Rias Restaurant for putting on a excellent selection for the Chamber lunch today.
Chris Bailey gave an update on future plans for the Chamber.
John Spademan from Holdfast Credit Union provided an update on how the Credit Union came about and expansion plans to cover all of Essex. 

Daren and Ian gave an update on www.withamchamber.co.uk and how each Chamber of Commerce member is allocated their own dedicated page 

Chris Trim from Braintree District Council gave an update on the planned Town Centre retail map - non retail businesses are welcome to participate. 


Attendees this week included:

Daren Harker - Kempco

Simon Bell – SJB & Co

Chris Trim – B D C

Liam Hastings – Bawtrees

Paul Ryland – Witlet

Ian Cass – Compliant Solutions

Jica Bates – Holdfast 

John Spademan – Holdfast

Peter McKinlay – Monni’s

Adam Shirley – Bawtrees

Amanda Bright – Bright & Sons

Chirs Bailey – The Grange B&B

Andy Holmes – Barclays

Michael Bevis – School Serve Ltd

Cheryl Slater – Secretary

Gerry Gould – Brainwave

David Owen – Brainwave

If you would like to join the Chamber details may be found at http://www.withamchamber.co.uk/members.html  or contact membership@withamchamber.co.uk

Witham Chamber Lunch meeting 27th October

The next Chamber lunch meeting takes place on Wednesday, 27th October. 
Rias Restaurant
16 The Newlands
Witham, Essex CM8 2AP

12.50 for 1pm     £10 


to book contact Cheryl@witlet.co.uk

Braintree Business Forum - 14th October

Please note that this is a Joint Business Forum from Braintree Business Council & the Four Chambers

BREAKFAST MEETING

FREE to Braintree Businesses

 

7.45am Thursday Oct 14th 2010

Howard Hall

36 Bocking End

                                                  Braintree CM79AA

                                                      AGENDA

Presentations start at 8.00am

Speakers

·       Cllr Nigel Harley, Braintree District Council

·       Justin Allen, Valuation Office Agency, East Anglia Group

·       Pauline Gibbons, Essex Social Care  on  Disability & Work

·       Louisa Steel, Essex Library - Business Information Service

                                                A real breakfast will be served

7.45am start and 9.00 am finish

  

     Please RSVP to chair@braintreechamber.co.uk 

or 01376 550373

AGM - new committee elected

Many thanks to everyone for turning up to the Annual General Meeting - including 5 new faces that may join soon.

The new committee is :

Chairman : Chris Bailey from the Grange Guest House

ViceChairman - Daren Harker from Kempco and AngliaComputers

Treasurer - Ian Cass from Compliant Solutions Ltd

Membership - Gerry Gould from Brainwave

Committee - Annie Northfield from Witham in Bloom

                    Paul Ryland from Witlet

                    Peter McKinlay from Monni and Mezzos

Minutes Secretary - Cheryl Slater from Cheryls Flowers

 Our thanks go out to Brian Smith for his role as Treasurer on the old committee - we wish Brian well in his new salaried position in London and also to Annie Northfield as Membership Secretary - Annie remains  on the committee representing Witham in Bloom.   

Our thanks also go out to David Miles from Divadani Limited for his informative and thought provoking presentation on Social Media and in particular Twitter.  For more updates follow @davidmiles on Twitter. 

Are you a twitterer?

Want to learn about #FF and how Twitter can help your business?

Come hear @davidmiles talk at the next Witham Chamber of Commerce lunch / AGM on Wednesday 21st July  12.45 - 2.15pm  at Monni's Lounge Bar, Newland Street, Witham.

Non members welcome - lunch £10 and prebooking is essential. Contact Cheryl or Ian for details.